LOT 3234
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius BI Double Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Following Ambianum mint; struck circa AD 351-353. D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A ധ (Alpha Omega) across fields, AMB in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 34; SCBC 612; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 210. Good Very Fine.(11.40gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3234
Romano-British Imitation of Magnentius BI Double Centenionalis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 307/310-337.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Constantinople mint; struck circa late AD 327. 4th officina. Dafne Coinage. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, laurel and rosette-diademed head to right, with eyes to God / CONSTANTINI-ANA DAFNE, Victory seated to left on cippus, head to right, holding palm frond with each hand; to left, bound captive seated to left, head to right, at base of trophy; Δ in left field, CONS in exergue. RIC VII 32. 3.27gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
According to Eckhel (viii. 81), the most probable interpretation of the legend CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE is to be understood the castle or camp Dafne, constructed by Constantine I on the bank of the Danube. -
Roman Imperial, Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould. 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Probus to right / RESTITVT ORIE-NTIS, turreted female (the Orient) standing to right, presenting wreath to Emperor standing to left, holding spear. 3.47gr, 28mm, 8h.
Condition as seen. Casting mould sharing types of different rulers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool. -
Romano-British Imitation of Constantius II BI Centenionalis. AD 337-361.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Following Ambianum mint; struck circa AD 353-354. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right; A behind / FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, soldier standing to left, spearing fallen horseman, round shield below; AMB in exergue. For prototype cf. RIC VIII 48; SCBC 750; see also Carson and J.P.C. Kent, 'A Hoard of Roman Fourth-Century Bronze Coins from Heslington, Yorkshire' in NC Vol. 11 (1971), p. 210. 3.22gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
During the 4th century, the urban life in Britain was in serious decline and the supplies of currency from the Empire temporarily disrupted, so the local imitations of Constantius II and the usurper Magnentius became necessary to cover the deficit.
